From owner-freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG Wed May 31 20:04:27 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7796E16A5F9 for ; Wed, 31 May 2006 20:04:27 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jhb@freebsd.org) Received: from server.baldwin.cx (66-23-211-162.clients.speedfactory.net [66.23.211.162]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 90D1B43D49 for ; Wed, 31 May 2006 20:04:26 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from jhb@freebsd.org) Received: from [131.106.61.215] (72-255-64-171.client.stsn.net [72.255.64.171]) (authenticated bits=0) by server.baldwin.cx (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id k4VK4JZ9071799; Wed, 31 May 2006 16:04:24 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from jhb@freebsd.org) From: John Baldwin To: freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org Date: Wed, 31 May 2006 14:53:29 -0400 User-Agent: KMail/1.9.1 References: <20060531142715.BKF08801@ms1.nss.udel.edu> In-Reply-To: <20060531142715.BKF08801@ms1.nss.udel.edu> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200605311453.29325.jhb@freebsd.org> X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV 0.87.1/1503/Wed May 31 14:10:00 2006 on server.baldwin.cx X-Virus-Status: Clean X-Spam-Status: No, score=-4.2 required=4.2 tests=ALL_TRUSTED,AWL,BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=3.1.0 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.1.0 (2005-09-13) on server.baldwin.cx Cc: Subject: Re: install error for version 6.1: Cannot get packages/index X-BeenThere: freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the Alpha List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 31 May 2006 20:04:30 -0000 On Wednesday 31 May 2006 14:27, pwangee@udel.edu wrote: > hi, > > My alpha machine is 433au with the freebsd 4.10. Now I want to reinstall the latest version 6.1 in my machine from CD. When I install it, everything is fine until the error message " can not get packetages/index ...". I really don't know the reason. > > I tried to install it from FTP. It still does not work. Then, I check the website of freebsd and find that the distribution of the alpha machine for version 6.1 is empty. The distributions for other kinds of machines are avalable. The distribution of alpha machine for version 5.5 is empty too. > > Anyone gives suggestions? Thanks FreeBSD no longer provides pre-built packages for Alpha. You'll need to install 3rd party software using ports instead. This includes Xorg. I think you should be able to install the system fine using the 6.1 CD so long as you don't select the Xorg dists. -- John Baldwin